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Track Listing
1. Stoned
2. Cryin' Drunk
3. Doreen
4. Victoria
5. Timebomb
6. Niteclub
7. Four Leaf Clover
8. El Paso
9. Jagged
10. Lonely Holiday
11. Murder (Or a Heart Attack)
12. Valentine
13. Villain, The
14. King of All the World
15. Question
16. Rollerskate Skinny
17. Barrier Reef
18. Nineteen
Album Notes
Old 97's: Rhett Miller (vocals, guitars); Murry Hammond (vocals, bass guitar); Ken Bethea (guitars); Philip Peeples (drums, percussion).
Drawing solely from the first phase of the Old 97's career (1994-2001), HIT BY A TRAIN may disappoint fans looking for previously unreleased material, but it succeeds in tracing the Texas-bred alt-country band's history, from the twangy opener "Stoned" to the rollicking desert-rock duet "Four Leaf Clover" (featuring X's Exene Cervenka) to the power-pop gem "King of All the World." Closing with two FIGHT SONGS-era live tunes (the cheeky "Barrier Reef" and the wonderfully catchy "Nineteen"), this well-selected 18-track disc serves as an ideal introduction to the Old 97's, while setting the stage for both of Miller's pop-oriented solo albums and later material from the full ensemble.
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